Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
ACPE-0055
Organization's ID:
PSY340
Organization:
Alternative Credit Project Ecosystem
Location:
Online
Length:
This is a self-paced online course that is completed over 135 hours
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 3 Abnormal Psychology
Description

Objective:

The course objective is to define the basics of abnormal psychology and the differences between normal and abnormal behavior; differentiate between the major theorists and theoretical orientations in psychology; identify the basic standards for the diagnosis and classification of major psychological disorders; recall the multiple influences of abnormal behavior as viewed from different theoretical perspectives; and recognize the diagnostic criteria applied in the intervention and prevention of abnormal behavior.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Recall the biological models views of mental illness
  • Recall the etiology of phobias
  • Define various characteristics of psychoactive substances
  • Recognize different theoretical perspectives of dissociative identity disorder
  • Define the most common types of insomnias
  • Identify types of treatment for cognitive disorders
  • Differentiate between types of neurodevelopmental disorders
  • Define abnormal behavior
  • Differentiate between early psychologists
  • Recall the origins, definitions, and theories of stress
  • Define the anxiety spectrum
  • Identify therapeutic treatments for specific and social phobias
  • Differentiate between normal and pathological emotions
  • Identify the prevalence of bipolar disorder in the United States
  • Select the most common sleep-wake disorders
  • Define the diagnostic criteria for schizophrenia
  • Identify the diagnostic criteria for each of the schizophrenia spectrum disorders
  • Define what personality means
  • Identify the dimensions people are rated on in determining personality
  • Recall the major cognitive markers most often associated with delirium

General Topics:

  • Introduction to abnormal psychology
  • Stress and trauma disorders including their origins, definitions, and theories
  • Anxiety and obsessive compulsive disorders
  • Substance-related and addictive disorders
  • Dissociative, somatoform, and related disorders
  • Depressive, bipolar, and related disorders
  • Sleep-wake, feeding, and eating disorders
  • Schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders
  • Personality disorders
  • Neurocognitive disorders
  • Neurodevelopmental disorders
  • Sexual dysfunctions, paraphilic disorders, and gender dysphoria disorders
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Computer Based Training

Methods of Assessment:

  • Examinations

Minimum Passing Score:

70%
Supplemental Materials